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Steins Pillar
This 400-foot rock pillar was not climbed until 1950 — overhangs on
all sides and its relative obscurity kept climbers away. The
Northeast Face of Steins Pillar is rated 5.11; the Southwest Face
route has a difficulty level of 5.10. Steins Pillar and the nearby
200-foot Twin Pillars are the volcanic plugs of ancient volcanoes.
To get there from Prineville: take Highway 26 east 9 miles to Ochoco
Reservoir, turn left on Mill Creek Rd. 33 for 5 miles toward Wildcat
Campground, and then turn right on Road 500 for 2 miles to the
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Steins Pillar |
Ochoco National Forest,
Oregon
Situated in the heart of Oregon, the Ochoco's 1,500
square miles is a beguiling landscape of vertiginous rim
rock, abysmal canyons, geologic oddities, dense pine
forests, and high desert terrain. Modern-day explorers
and outdoor adventurers can also wander the vast steppe
of sagebrush and crooked juniper in the Crooked River
National Grassland, also administered by the forest. The Ochoco is yet another forest that owes its existence to
Teddy Roosevelt — it was part of the old Blue Mountain
Forest Reserve established back in 1906. The Ochoco
eventually emerged as its own independent national
forest in 1911. Congress created the Crooked River
National Grassland in 1960.
Black Canyon Wilderness
The Black Canyon Wilderness now contains a total of
13,400 acres and is managed by the
U.S. Forest Service. All of the wilderness is in the
state of Oregon. |
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Located in the
Ochoco National Forest
3160 N.E. 3rd Street
Prineville, Oregon 97754 (541) 416-6500 |
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Nearby Lodging - Prineville, Redmond, Madras, Bend, Oregon
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